Browsing: Short Stories

A young ventriloquist finds an unlikely dummy, an elderly couple stages their own funeral, and Kafka joins Sartre for a night on the town in this “wickedly absurd” collection of short stories that “finds humanity in the darkest and most unexpected places” (Booklist).

Sea monkeys. 3-D specs. Hypno-coins. Ant farms. Kryptonite rocks. Miniature submarines made from cardboard. All available for a buck or…

From “a master of cosmic horror” (Library Journal): In a small, superstitious town, a mother’s dark wish leads her to a door of unknowable origins — and when she opens it, nightmares beyond imagination are set loose…

An all-new Dresden Files story headlines this urban fantasy short story collection starring the Windy City’s favorite wizard.The world of…

A heartwarming collection of four tales set in the worlds of Jane Austen novels: Enjoy the romance and festivities during Christmas in the Regency era as Elizabeth Bennet, Mr. Darcy, Emma Woodhouse, and more meet!

Pull back the curtain on the rakes and rogues that make up Jane Austen’s antiheroes! This fun anthology imagines the backstories of these infamous, irresistible Regency bad boys.